Although we've been suffering from some cabin fever, it has been nice to get to spend some time as a family. Thankfully, the really big storms happened after Santa brought presents that kept us all occupied.
Miles seemed to like his Spider-Man lamp and Ninjago Legos best. Marshall was over the moon to get the "car seat with cup holders" that he requested, and he spent a lot of time playing with his new grill. Of course, the box is always the most fun part, and we spent a good long evening turning the car seat box into a train and doing laps around the kitchen/dining room.
Miles was semi-excited about starting up swimming lessons again. He's still not a fan of getting his ears/eyes/hair wet, but he is getting closer to my goal of swimming without a floatie or noodle. Marshall started his first lessons and seems to be more of a fish. His favorite part is "Humpty Dumpty" and jumping into the pool.
Finally, I have a few little scholars on my hands. Miles got his grade card, and we are so proud of what his teacher had to say about him - "He is a pleasure and a delight to have in class". Although he can write all of his letters, we are working on forming them correctly. Did you know that the proper formation of an "o" is counter-clockwise, but a "p" is clockwise? Neither did we. It's been fun switching roles and having him read bedtime stories to us at night.
Marshall is truly flourishing in his new school. It was a really hard decision to move him, but he showed improvement immediately and loves it there! Even though he was two months shy of his 3rd birthday, he was moved to the 3-year olds room last week. The director said that his assessment showed he already knew half of what the 3-years olds knew anyway! Plus, he is semi-potty trained. It's still a process, but at least his is in cute kid undies the majority of the day.
Guess you'll hear from me in the spring!
